More than 20 Olympic and Paralympic stars join the International Olympic Committee in asking global leaders to ensure "free and equitable access" to the current Covid-19 pandemic's vaccines.

Tokyo 2020 medalists PR Sreejesh (field hockey), Alberto Gines Lopez (sport climbing), and Team Japan (softball) appear as World Games Athlete of the Year finalists for 2021.

How did TikTok help rugby sevens player Ilona Maher become a viral social media star?
Canadian Bobsledder Cynthia Appiah: "My passion and my motivation for going into these Games is to really breakdown these stereotypes, and breakdown the mold of what [sic] typical winter athlete can look like...".

What to make of Team China's bobsledding chances at Beijing 2022, only five years after the national program started?

Biathlete Emma Lunder goes "into the unknown, with my skis and a rifle".

Three-time Olympic water polo champion Maggie Steffens has no plans to slow down with Paris 2024 "firmly in her mindset".

​Who won World Taekwondo's 'Best of 2021' awards?

​Norway's Kristin Skaslien looks to Beijing 2022 with hopes of another chance at winning a mixed doubles medal match in curling.

"I've become much more balanced, I've found a balance between private life and sport": javelin thrower Johannes Vetter reflects on the last few years' development, training in the pandemic, looking past Tokyo 2020, and more. (in German)

Deon Lendore: Tragedy hits Trinidad & Tobago's track & field team.

Can Olympic champion pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis secure two world championship titles to his collection this year?

Can Eliud Kipchoge win a third straight Olympic marathon title? He's aiming for Paris 2024...

Hurdler Anna Cockrell receives some academic recognition to cap off her Olympic appearance year.

Mariya Stadnik aims for Paris 2024, and becoming the first-ever wrestler with five Olympic medals.

Dutch short track speed skate Suzanne Schulting remains "very hungry" in her Olympic chase. (in Dutch)

Can Canadian-born Brendan Corey put short track speed skating back on the map in Australia?

Being the leader of Team Belgium makes Luka van de Keybus a better gymnast.

Meanwhile, it's official..."King" Kohei Uchimura retires after a 'greatest-ever' gymnastics career.

Can Team Canada's mix of veterans and rookies get them the women's Olympic ice hockey title back?

In some positive tennis news, get to know Meshkatolzahra Safi, Iran's first 100-ranked junior player.

Is Shaun White worthy of a discretionary pick for Team USA snowboarding at Beijing 2022?

Get to know FIVB Athletes' Commission member Maja Ognjenovic, "the best playmaker of our time".

Soccer's USWNT captain Becky Sauerbrunn opens up about freezing embryos to help prolong her career.

Can basketball become as popular in Ireland as the 'big three' of Gaelic games, soccer, and rugby?

Two cross-country skiers are amongst the latest victims of the Belarussian government's crackdown on opposition with athlete ranks.

Manuel Feller stays grounded through solo outdoor adventures to help balance against high pressure expectations of Austrian Alpine skiing.

Have you started "Passion & Purpose" , OutsideTV's new documentary on star skier Mikaela Shiffrin yet? p.s. Shiffrin is now the all-time winngest World Cup skier in a single discipline...

And...Shiffrin's predecessor as Team USA's star skier, Lindsay Vonn, has a new autobiography out - Rise.

Equestrian dressage Olympic champion Jessica von Bredow-Werndl shares thoughts on training at an elite level.

Figure skater Kevin Aymoz looks to his first Olympics at Beijing 2022 after an injury-riddled summer, and one in which he publicly came out as LGBTQ.

More figure skating: Jason Brown has a former Olympian and an Olympic sticker to thank for motivation.

More Outsports: Beijing 2022 looks to be the most publicly LGBTQ-athlete'd Winter Games yet.

How did skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender help get through the pandemic? Working with a tree arborist...

Despite what may be the "toughest field in women's moguls to-date" in the Olympics, Aussie Jakara Anthony has put in the training to contend.

"Destined to be a high performance skier", freestyler Finn Bilous aims for a finals performance in his second Olympics appearance.

Feliz Navidad from Rayderley Zapata and the RFEG!

Sultry season's greetings from Epp Mae...

Steffen Walstad and team send a message.

Team Skaslien Nedregotten ups the fun.

Christmas gets a thumbs up from Johannes Vetter.

Therese Johaug is in the spirit!

Johannes Hosflot Klaebo channels a bath-time Santa.

Katinka Hosszu has work to do...

Will Abby Roque make history as the first Native American Olympian for Team USA ice hockey?

Multiple Olympians make the 2022 'Forbes Under 30' list, including water polo player Ashleigh Johnson, basketballer Devin Booker, boxer Claressa Shields. golfer Nelly Korda, gymnast Sunisa Lee, and swimmer Simone Manuel.

Team Great Britain's Olympians let their hair down at the Team GB Ball over the weekend.

Snowboarder Tiarn Collins look to make up for lost experience at Beijing 2022.

"I'm still a dreamer": Weightlifter Megan Signal comes to terms with her Tokyo 2020 disappointment.

Manual Osborne-Paradis: One of the last "Canadian Cowboys" takes his last alpine ski run...

...while Madagascar's Mialitiana Clerc dreams of continuing her Olympic journey at Beijing 2022.

Beijing 2008 gold medalist and living soccer legend Lionel Messi extends his own record of Ballon d'Ors.

Freestyle skier Kevin Rolland approaches his third Olympics at Beijing 2022 with 'serenity'.

Hong Kong fencer Vivian Kong urges "humble letter" support for her sport to parents of aspiring athletes.

Short track speed skating veteran Sjinkie Knegt scores an emotional comeback podium place...

...while hard-luck struck skater Elise Christie faces a big setback.

Double Olympic medalist Evgenia Medvedeva has some tea to spill on her life, figure skating and more.

Gymnast Simone Biles is one of People's 'People of the Year' for 2021.

Olympic champions hurdler Karsten Warholm and sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah are two of the big winners at the World Athletics Awards 2021.

Shot putter Raven Saunders' self-expression isn't scaring away endorsements, or her sense of self.

Bashir Abdi relives his silver medal marathon finish at Tokyo 2020, and more, for Spikes.

​Is Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Devin Booker the best shooting guard in the NBA this season?

The hopeful image of Tiger Woods onto a podium was probably what pushed golf into the Olympics...

Modern pentathlete Natalya Coyle...a climate change warrior.

More Ireland: London 2012 boxer Katie Taylor reflects on her career and her 'quiet life in the spotlight'.

'Ping-pong diplomacy' was in full-force 50 years later at the recent World Table Tennis Championships.

Can the Pinter sisters make Hungarian history and secure Beijing 2022 qualification in women's hockey?

World Athletics delivers a message from its athletes to the COP26 Summit, along with other elite sports figures.

Track legend Allyson Felix gets a big boost from Oprah Winfrey for her Saysh brand of clothing.

Australian runner Peter Bol receives an award for his 'inspirational sporting achievement'.

More Australia: Boxer Harry Garside reflects on his bronze medal performance at Tokyo 2020 ahead of his professional debut.

Can these Team New Zealand Olympians recreate Pierre de Coubertin's mustache for 'Movember'?

Rio 2016 Olympian Padraig Harrington is working on opening a new public putting green in Dublin, while still looking toward a busy competitive golf career.

Can snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson make history at Bejing 2022 and qualify for a seventh Winter Games for Canada?

​Yuzuru Hanyu: Will we see a historic quad axel in figure skating at Beijing 2022?

Volleyball gold medalist Mauricio Souza causes a stir on social media with a unsupportive post.

The "biggest speed skating venue in The Netherlands" faces closure. Superstars Sven Kramer and Ireen Wurst to the rescue?

Olympic basketball player Bridget Carleton wishes for more home-playing opportunity. As does Drake.

​Romanian Olympians get behind a Covid-19 vaccine awareness campaign at home.

Tom Daley gets a feature in British GQ as a hero for his sporting year and advocacy.

Skateboarding medalist from Tokyo 2020, Kelvin Hoefler sees skateboarding in his future "forever".

The Canadian Olympic Committee announces six members joining its Athletes' Commission, spanning artistic swimming to soccer and rowing.

Double Olympic water polo gold medalist Slobodan Soro of Serbia finds a challenge for developing the sport in India.

Entertainment Weekly has a look at the production of "King Richard", with tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams and actor Will Smith.

Alpine skier Marta Bassino gets one more tribute for last season's remarkable success on the slopes.

Road cyclist Alex Dowsett may have riden short in his world record attempt, but he succeeds in raising awareness for hemophilia support.

Olympic track cyclists Sam Dakin and Callum Saunders jointly open a recruitment agency, centered on supporting fellow athletes.

Abrar Choudhary is a new - and rare -  sprint hopeful from India's Jammu and Kashmir region.

Erika Fairweather looks to build upon her surprising Tokyo 2020 breakthrough with more swimming success and recognition.

Team Italy scores its first U20 World Championship in men's volleyball in dominating fashion.

Team Spain continues its strength in women's water polo with a World Junior Water Polo Championship.